Hyundai’s funky four-door Veloster hatchback pushes several of our buttons in a good way—it looks interesting, has a unique asymmetric door layout, and is pretty affordable—but it just isn’t that fun to drive. Even the more-powerful Turbo model Hyundai added to the lineup this year failed to light a fire in the driving excitement department. Perhaps Hyundai heard the call, because the company has announced it will make a grippier summer tire option available to 2013 Veloster and Veloster Turbo customers looking for more dynamism.

-The new tire option consists of four Michelin Pilot Sport Cup tires, and should make a meaningful difference in the Veloster’s middling grip levels. (In our testing, a 2012 Veloster hung on for just 0.82 g around our skidpad, and the trip from 70 mph to a stop took a seemingly endless 179 feet; we have yet to strap our test gear to Turbo version.) The summer tires’ potential to improve braking and grip likely will be most significant to customers checking out the 201-hp Veloster Turbo, which until now was available only with the same all-season tires as the regular Veloster. There is one stipulation for buyers looking at the standard-grade Veloster to keep in mind: The summer tires are available only with the step-up 18-inch wheels. The Veloster Turbo comes standard with 18-inch rollers, so customers need only order the tires. The tires will cost buyers an extra $1200 on top of the price of the 2013 Veloster or Veloster Turbo.-]]>http://blog.caranddriver.com/hyundai-adds-summer-tire-option-to-2013-veloster-and-veloster-turbo/feed/0